Huaxi Energy signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the government of Jiangbul State, Kazakhstan. According to the official news of Huaxi Energy, on December 11th, representatives of Jiangbul State Government, Huaxi Energy and Safaa Energy of Kazakhstan jointly signed a strategic cooperation agreement on developing renewable energy (wind energy, solar energy and hydropower), energy conservation and garbage power generation-related projects in Kazakhstan.Institution: The battery price stabilized in November, and it is expected to rise slightly in 2025. On December 12, according to the latest research of TrendForce Jibang Consulting, in November 2024, the sales of electric vehicles in China continued to increase, which boosted the demand for power batteries, and the price of Ferrous lithium phosphate batteries remained stable, while the ternary batteries declined slightly. The demand for batteries in the energy storage market maintained the peak season characteristics, and with the price advantage of large-capacity batteries, the proportion of shipments increased. However, the average price of energy storage batteries continued to decline in November due to the slowdown in demand for orders at the end of the year. The agency expects that the price of some lithium battery materials may rise slightly in the peak season of 2025, which is expected to repair the serious losses of the company in the early stage. However, due to the fact that the relationship between supply and demand has not changed from surplus to shortage, the expected increase in material prices is limited, and battery manufacturers actively control costs, the battery price trend will be stable next year.Samsung Electronics will hold its 2025 strategy meeting next week. Yonhap News Agency quoted unnamed industry sources as saying that Samsung Electronics will hold its 2025 global strategy meeting next week. The electronic products business meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the semiconductor department meeting will be held on Thursday. The main agenda items include the upcoming Galaxy S25 smartphone. Lee Jae-yong, the company's executive chairman, is not expected to attend these meetings.
Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. On December 9, Lan Foan, Minister of Finance, met with Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. The two sides exchanged views on the global and China economic situation, the focus of China's fiscal policy and the debt of developing countries, accompanied by Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance.Citigroup: Pinduoduo, which operates retail platform Temu, is likely to continue to face short-term disadvantages. Maintain the neutral rating of ADR in Pinduoduo and set the target price of ADR in Pinduoduo at $125.00. Note: The latest ADR report in Pinduoduo is $103.42.China galaxy International lowered the target price of Yanghe shares from RMB 88.00 to RMB 84.00.
Employees demand to pay social security. Xia Yiping: The problems are all being solved. If you escape, you won't come. Some netizens posted a video showing that Xia Yiping, CEO of Ji Yue, was surrounded by employees in the company, and some employees shouted at Xia Yiping: "Take out your savings and pay social security to employees." Some employees at the scene said that if social security is broken, how many people will be affected, don't talk empty talk. Xia Yiping responded that knowing that everyone is very angry, everyone has followed us for so long, and I am very grateful. "These problems are being solved. Now I am communicating with you. If I escape, I will not come." Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, issued an internal letter on the afternoon of the 11th, acknowledging that the company was encountering difficulties and needed immediate adjustment. (Sina Technology)This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.According to the Quarterly Report of the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's capital market has benefited from the success of the interconnection mechanism with the mainland stock market since the third quarter, as well as the breakthrough in contact with the Middle East market. The net capital inflow of Hong Kong Stock Connect is strong. After the optimization of ETF Connect, the number of eligible Hong Kong ETFs has increased to 16, with a total market value of over HK$ 300 billion. Cross-border wealth management investment in the south has increased by over 60% since optimization, and the net subscription of Hong Kong funds has reached RMB 8.8 billion. The CSRC is considering the license applications of 15 virtual asset trading platforms, and it is expected that several operators will be licensed during the year. Liang Fengyi, Chief Executive Officer of China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that the ETF market in Hong Kong has achieved several new milestones this year and will devote itself to building a global hub. (Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission)